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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: amecks on March 10, 2022, 07:50:38 PM

Title: Cleaned up bench grinder from last summer
Post by: amecks on March 10, 2022, 07:50:38 PM

Last summer I fixed my neighbor's lawnmower.  when it quit they left it sitting out in the weather.  so when it was repaired I suggested I clear a space in their garage for it. In the process I acquired a bunch stuff that was detailed in a post back in June.  One of those items was a working bench grinder.
(https://i.postimg.cc/KvYV3041/20210608-165404-01.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
It is nothing special.  Probably from Home Depot as that is where my neighbor worked.  I recently made some parts, ignition coil brackets, for my motorcycle "Project 39-1/2".  The brackets are aluminum and they were saw cut and belt sanded into shape, and they were cut from used aluminum.  I was thinking of how to clean them up when I realized I had this grinder and also had some polishing wheels. 
Anyway, this is what I ended up with.  It's been cleaned and rubbed with linseed oil.  It will clamp into a vise so it can be put away until needed.
(https://i.postimg.cc/tCmc3FV2/20220310-152830-01.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
These are the brackets - one is partially polished, the other is as it came from the saw and sander.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Z5BMV08Z/20220310-153818-01.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

Title: Re: Cleaned up bench grinder from last summer
Post by: lptools on March 11, 2022, 06:59:36 AM

Hello, Al. Looks great!!

Title: Re: Cleaned up bench grinder from last summer
Post by: john k on March 11, 2022, 04:44:55 PM

Good going.   When I see tools left out and getting rusty, makes my gut churn, do they mean so little to some people?